US EditionDeclaring Nigeria CPC Welcome Development – Middle Belt Forum
The US warns Nigeria of immediate aid suspension and possible military intervention if violence against Christians by extremist groups continues, with tens of thousands affected since 2009.
- On Saturday, 1 Nov. 2025, US President Donald Trump designated Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern, identifying systematic, ongoing, egregious religious freedom violations.
- Attacks by Boko Haram , Islamic State West Africa Province and ethnic Fulani raiders have driven widespread killings and displacements since 2009.
- Welcoming the move, Nigerian Catholics and clergy expressed relief as the Middle Belt Forum called the designation a welcome development and an indictment of authorities for allowing violence to persist.
- Trump warned the U.S. would stop all aid if killings continue and threatened military action to "completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists," calling attacks "fast, vicious, and sweet."
- December 2020 saw the United States previously list Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, and Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto Diocese said insecurity affects all Nigerians during the October 12 report launch.
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